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Boncrayon · July 28, 2013, 07:18 PM

"During a lull we got to talking about the gun and he asked me If I wished to shoot it. Well..."hell ya". (One of the perks of being an RSO is everyone wants you to try their gun. So You get the opportunity to shoot WWII Lugers, diminutive Derringers, tack driver race guns, cowboy six shooters and anything you can imagine). It's great!

I'm RSO at a Sheriff's Range and it is NOT allowed for us to shoot another person's firearm for liability and safety purposes! Our job is ONLY to watch for compliance on the range, to call "range hot" or"range cold" or "CEASE FIRE." Not sure what "perks" your range offers you!

A squib load is the next worse than a mis-fire! If the primer of the round was not struck, it would not have fired. But if these were hand loaded, that poses an interesting situation if the bullet was not seated properly in the casing and lodged in the barrel. The casing must have been ejected, leaving a bullet lodged in the chamber. Curious.

July 28, 2013, 07:18 PM	#8
Boncrayon Senior Member Join Date: March 24, 2008 Posts: 920	One bullet away from disaster "During a lull we got to talking about the gun and he asked me If I wished to shoot it. Well..."hell ya". (One of the perks of being an RSO is everyone wants you to try their gun. So You get the opportunity to shoot WWII Lugers, diminutive Derringers, tack driver race guns, cowboy six shooters and anything you can imagine). It's great! I'm RSO at a Sheriff's Range and it is NOT allowed for us to shoot another person's firearm for liability and safety purposes! Our job is ONLY to watch for compliance on the range, to call "range hot" or"range cold" or "CEASE FIRE." Not sure what "perks" your range offers you! A squib load is the next worse than a mis-fire! If the primer of the round was not struck, it would not have fired. But if these were hand loaded, that poses an interesting situation if the bullet was not seated properly in the casing and lodged in the barrel. The casing must have been ejected, leaving a bullet lodged in the chamber. Curious.